Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairman Marcel L. Groen issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s visit to Philadelphia:
“Donald Trump is either woefully unaware of what’s happening in the country or he’s purposefully lying, and either way he’s dangerous. Trump came to Philadelphia and lied about the city to its face. Not that we’re surprised, coming from the administration that invented the term ‘alternative facts,’ which we all know is just a brazen way to lie to the American people. So I was proud to see the people of Philadelphia take to the streets to protest his dangerous policies. We, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, stand in solidarity with all who came out to have their voices heard. It’s now up to the president to prove to Pennsylvanians that he is listening to them.”
Check out some the coverage of Philadelphia’s resistance:
Philly Voice: Protesters fill Center City streets as Trump addresses GOP at Loews Hotel
Hundreds of protesters marched through Philadelphia on Thursday, moving from Thomas Paine Plaza to an intersection near the Center City hotel where President Donald Trump and Republicans were holding a retreat. Many of the demonstrators came out to protest Trump and the GOP’s efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the health care plan enacted under former President Barack Obama.
Philadelphia Magazine: PHOTOS: Philly Got a Head Start on Trump Protests With “Queer Rager”
More than 1,000 people came out for the “Queer Rager” dance party outside the Loews Philadelphia Hotel last night to protest President Donald Trump and the GOP retreat, which will occupy the hotel until Friday. The protest brought a steady throng of dancers and demonstrators who voiced their concerns about a wide range of issues surrounding Trump and GOP policy on the Affordable Care Act, LGBTQ issues, law enforcement, immigration, climate change and more.
WPVI: Philly Protests Trump
Philly.com: Thousands march through Philly to protest Trump’s visit
Demonstrators sought to contest an array of presidential initiatives, from the attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, to more stringent immigration laws, to Trump’s cabinet picks, to his plan to build a wall along the Mexican border. The protests began Wednesday night, when a thousand people massed outside the hotel, and picked up in the rain Thursday morning. By lunchtime, several thousand people had gathered on Thomas Paine Plaza across from City Hall, while about a hundred pressed as close to the hotel as barriers would allow.
Washington Post: Thousands demonstrated against Trump in Philly. Is this a new era of perpetual protest?
Several thousand protesters converged Thursday in Philadelphia, hoping to have their voices heard by President Trump and Republican members of Congress, who were meeting in a hotel blocks away to plan their legislative agenda for the coming months. Less than a week after Trump’s inauguration inspired demonstrations — notably, the millions of marchers who descended on Washington and cities worldwide to protest his presidency — the Philadelphia gathering seemed to signal a new era of what could turn out to be perpetual protest.
